A1
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 02:28 AM |
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bad news
gawd...this is bad.
i took the car out earlier after getting her all fixed. went down the road to the supermarket to get some milk, and basically ended up in a wall.
came off a roundabout and lost the backend. its even more annoying as i was thinking that it looked a bit dodgy so i was taking it really easy.
front ends wiped out, rear end seems to have some troubles too. not looked at it properly but may need a new chassis 
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Echidna
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 05:45 AM |
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I am really sorry for that!
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Ivan
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 06:55 AM |
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Sorry to hear that - the New Year can only get better after that.
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clairetoo
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 07:53 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by A1
came off a roundabout and lost the backend. its even more annoying as i was thinking that it looked a bit dodgy so i was taking it really easy.
But you still planted the throttle ?
Sorry to say this , but to wipe out both ends sounds like you werent hanging about - who were you trying to impress ?
Shame about the car , though
( I know I'll get some stick for this , but come on guy's - even kit's can be driven sensibly  )
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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blakep82
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 08:09 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
quote:
Originally posted by A1
came off a roundabout and lost the backend. its even more annoying as i was thinking that it looked a bit dodgy so i was taking it really easy.
But you still planted the throttle ?
Sorry to say this , but to wipe out both ends sounds like you werent hanging about - who were you trying to impress ?
Shame about the car , though
( I know I'll get some stick for this , but come on guy's - even kit's can be driven sensibly )
erm, thats what i was thinking too
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 08:15 AM |
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Should be more careful 
Bad luck, at least no one was hurt.
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afj
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 08:20 AM |
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sorry to here about the car im getting less and less excited about driveing to the SVA test
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 08:24 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
But you still planted the throttle ?
Sorry to say this , but to wipe out both ends sounds like you werent hanging about - who were you trying to impress ?
Shame about the car , though
( I know I'll get some stick for this , but come on guy's - even kit's can be driven sensibly )
erm, thats what i was thinking too
It's not that I want to give you stick for it, mostly because I have thought similar things over an extended period of time. However, I also
"lost" my kit this sort of time last year, and under very similar circumstances (thought it looked dodgy first etc) I lost the back end
coming out of a roundabout and therefore could of gone into oncoming traffic.
Now, I didn't crash my car (but did need to nudge the slanted kerb to bring me back in line) so you might say that in spite of the conditions I
still didn't crash so I was being more careful than A1, but it could of so easily gone a bit different.
The only thing I could of done differently is not go out in the car at all - I believe everything I did pre-incident was as best as I could of done
(short shifted, delicate throttle etc) but I do think it was still partly luck that it didn't end in tears.
So what I wanted to say is, even though you may think to crash in that way must of means planting the throttle, it's not ALWAYS the case and
sometimes it may be out of your control...
ATB
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mackei23b
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 08:43 AM |
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Sorry to hear that, I just looked at your pics of the car in your archive and it looked great, but I guess you didn't want to hear that!
I hope that it all works out in the end, best of luck and glad that you are OK.
Ian
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ReMan
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 09:15 AM |
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`Oh dear' sorry to hear that.
These things can be challenging at this time of year, specially with the rapid power delivery of a BEC.
When its only 5 degrees or less there's no way that road use will put any heat in the tyres as I was reminded on Sunday
Fortunatly mine was only a warning shot, as I was pulling away from a junction and I caught it, but it was a sharp reminder to me that they can
bite.
As per previous posts whatever get's put on the roads does'nt help either.
Anyway, glad you're OK and hope it's back in one piece very soon
Colin
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adithorp
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 09:27 AM |
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Sorry to hear that. Hopefully it won't be as bad as you think when you have a proper look. Good that you walked away unscathed; Wishbones can be
replaced quicker the your bones.
I was out in mine a few weeks back and it stuck the back end out at 30 on 70 zone for no real reason (In 5th, on a corner, light throttle and it lit
up the rears. So much for no torque!).
I think somebody else has signed on as Clair!
"...even kit's can be driven sensibly"
Doesn't sound like her.
adrian
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Z20let Corsa
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 10:07 AM |
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shame about that mate. you got any pics of the car??
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alister667
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 10:12 AM |
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That's bad luck, but these things can be rebuilt and improved upon along the way. Stick at it.
Ali
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MikeR
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 10:57 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ReMan
`Oh dear' sorry to hear that.
These things can be challenging at this time of year, specially with the rapid power delivery of a BEC.
Sounds like another reason not to have a BEC, claire's just posted in another thread how she can plant her right foot in her CEC and
doesn't get any traction issues.
(note smileys - this is intended to be slightly humorous & i am sorry to hear that a locoster has had an 'incident' ).
[Edited on 31/12/08 by MikeR]
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Slater
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 11:14 AM |
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Whoops, at least you are OK.
I left my aberdeenshire hoose at 4am, shortly after you posted, it was -6 deg C at the time. Hard frost, gritters had not yet been out, very
slippy,Certainly not the best driving conditions.
Why do they call Port Harcourt "The Garden City"?...... Becauase they can't spell Stramash.
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Stuart_B
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 11:48 AM |
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that is bad news, sorry to here that, hope you are ok, and hope the car can be fixed.
stuart
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A1
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 12:40 PM |
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for everyone who thinks i was planting the throttle, i really wasnt, the back end isnt wiped out, but the drivers side rear wheels been moved in some
way, need to have a wee look...
the pickup guy said its a notorious roundabout.
it was first gear, and a very wee bit of accelerator...
just phoned insurance, theyre coming out to look at it soon...
just put up a couple of pics.
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ReMan
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 12:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
quote:
Originally posted by ReMan
`Oh dear' sorry to hear that.
These things can be challenging at this time of year, specially with the rapid power delivery of a BEC.
Sounds like another reason not to have a BEC, claire's just posted in another thread how she can plant her right foot in her CEC and
doesn't get any traction issues.
(note smileys - this is intended to be slightly humorous & i am sorry to hear that a locoster has had an 'incident' ).
[Edited on 31/12/08 by MikeR]
Or another good reason to have one?
Clair's either got bags of sand in the boot or is a far better driver than most or is tempting fate
I wish my car handled too well!!
And some more smiley's 
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eznfrank
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 12:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by A1
just put up a couple of pics.
Just had a look, I reckon it'll T-cut out
Shame as it's a nice motor but it don't look too bad to me. As above, main thing is you're in one piece.
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JimM
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 12:55 PM |
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Where abouts did you spin her?
Just looked thru your archive - looks bad - shame as the car is really neat.
Hope the insurance goes ok.
cheers
Jim
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A1
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 01:02 PM |
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it happened on queensferry road...
yea, it doesnt look too bad, but the steering racks pushed into the shocks, the drivers side uprights where the wishbones used to be are broken and
the diagonal going from the front of the chassis to the firewalls bent. methinks the engines moved a wee bit, and the rear wheels been screwed when i
hit the kerb...need a new side panel too, cause the lower w/b shoved back into it.bonnets a goner too
on the good side, the tyres seem okay!
oh and the sumps gone...bloody kerbs
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david4
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 01:05 PM |
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Bad look there mate.I put a post up just the other day about how slippery it was on the roads. my heart just about stoped when it happend to me.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 01:09 PM |
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RWD drive cars can be spiteful when they let go - a driver needs a lot of practice to catch one before it gets too bad...
Bad luck, and I hope it's more mendable than you think...
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A1
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 01:12 PM |
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cheers:/ it was my first spin...and first crash...
one thing i meant to ask is, at what point would it have to be re-svad? would it need it at all?
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 31/12/08 at 01:15 PM |
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No SVA - the only 'retest' may be needed if the insurance assessor says that it's badly damaged - I can't remember the
category they put on such a car. Even then, it's not VOSA who do it...
I doubt if yours is that bad...
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